It was a lovely day weatherwise and the gardens were so tranquil and peaceful. I was so sorry that I didn't take my binoculars because sitting quietly on my little stool drawing amongst the sculptures, I saw and heard many birds.
What I like about the sculptures is that they are very varied and there are over a 100 of them so there's a fair amount to see. Also, strolling around these beautiful gardens is such a lovely way to see art - it really shows them off at their best. On this day I was particularly taken with many of the sculptures which were masks or faces maybe because you can interpret what you think the emotion is of the face. I found the sculptures by Rick Kirby particularly haunting.
Our drawing assignment for this week was to draw straight away with a water soluble pen which you then wet with a brush to create shading. I decided to draw Rick Kirby's Fallen Angel:
Here are some more sculptures from the gardens. Below are sculptures by Pat Volk:
and a sculpture by Jilly Sutton:
Ah, I was really sorry that I could only spend half a day there.
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